By John Moore, ProWrestling.net Staffer (@liljohnm)
NXT Stand & Deliver
St. Louis, Missouri, at The Factory at the District
Streamed live April 19, 2026, on YouTube (and Netflix internationally)
Pre-Show Notes
Megan Morant and Peter Rosenberg were the hosts of the show, hosting from the WWE studio set. After arrival shots of the wrestlers in the four way for the NXT Championship, the show cut to a cold open teaser video. Back at the studio, the hosts ran through the advertised card. A hype package aired for the Women’s Championship triple threat.
Sarah Schreiber interviewed Lola Vice and Kendal Grey about both women having a controversial finish in their last match which lead to both women benefiting. Lola said no one benefited, and Kendal tapped in fact. Grey pointed out the three count and said she’s going to become champion. Schreiber pointed out both women being crossover athletes from martial arts.
Vice talks about MMA giving her passion, aggression, and knockout ability. She said then she can dance over them. Grey said Wrestling is about control and she’s going to try to break both women down. Both women bickered a bit. Sarah asked each women why they will win. Lola said you can’t train for someone like her and everyone will feel the heat. Kendal said she’s the most well rounded at wrestling. She said she’s going to prove she’s not the future, but the now. Sarah wished both women luck.
The hosts gave their thoughts on the women’s triple threat. The hosts then transitioned to talking about the Myles Borne and Johnny Gargano match.[c]
A hype video aired for the Sol Ruca vs. Zaria match. After the hosts gave their thoughts, they then discussed the Blake Monroe vs. Tatum Paxley match.[c]
Back from break, Blake Howard interviewed the Vanity Project trio. Brad Baylor cut off Howard when he said it was shocking that they beat DarkState for the titles. Jackson Drake took the mic and kicked Howard from the room. Drake then interviewed Baylor and Smokes himself. Baylor talked about being tag team champions even though they’ve only been on the NXT roster for 3 months. Baylor said Vanity Project are generational talents. They all did deuce signs to end the segment.
Morant and Rosenberg then gave their thoughts on the tag team title match. The show then cut to a hype package for the Fatal Four Way Match for the NXT Championship. The hosts then gave their thoughts on the match. [c]
Vic Joseph and Booker T checked in on commentary…
1. Hank Walker, Tank Ledger, Shiloh Hill, EK Prosper, and Wren Sinclair vs. “The Birth Right” Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo, Charlie Dempsey, Lexis King, Uriah Connors, and TNA Knockouts Champion Ariana Grace in a Mixed Tag Team Match. All 10 wrestlers brawled before the bell. The bell rang once Connors and Hill were in the ring alone. Hank and Tank tagged in and cleaned house. Stacks used a baseball slide to trip Hank off the apron. Connors hit Hank in the back with a cannonball. Birth Right used quick tags to cut the ring in half on Hank.
Hank managed to toss away most of Birth Right. This allowed Hank to bring in Wren, which brought in Grace. Wren hit Grace with a bulldog and X Factor. Dempsey broke up Wren’s Final Wren-ch. Grace rolled up Wren for a two count. Prosper tagged in and cleaned house with clotheslines. Prosper did a wall run backflip into a kick on Connors. Grace distracted EK which allowed King to dump him to ringside. Connors hit EK with a Knee Plus.
Tank broke up his pin. Wren got in the face of Dempsey and gave him chops, saying “how could you”. Wren gave Connors a Dragon Suplex. Grace dumped Wren to ringside. Hank hit Stacks with a Boss Man Slam. Hill hit King and Connors with slams. EK hit a pile of wrestlers with a nice tightrope moonsault. Hank hit Dempsey with a shoulder tackle. Hank and Tank hit Dempsey with the Honk Honk. Hill hit Dempsey with a Wheelbarrow Neckbreaker for the win.
Shiloh Hill, EK Proseper, Hank Walker, Tank Ledger, and Wren Sinclair defeated The Birth Right via pinfall in 6:23.
John’s Thoughts: Welp, Birth Right is Dead on Arrival? NXT’s booking team seems to be trending in that direction. I don’t fully blame them, but they also are very wishy washy with how they pushed them out of the gate. Only way they can really fix this is giving them a credible wrestler, and making William Regal the face of the group if he’s willing to be an on-air talent again. Meanwhile, the babyface team all looks to have good upside. EK Prosper is definitely going to be that standout sensation type. Shiloh Hill has the talking ability, charisma, and athleticism to be a main eventer. If only the writers stop booking this guy to look like a lame ass dork with a tooth gimmick.
The show cut to the top of the ramp where Sarah Schreiber, Blake Howard, and NXT GM Robert Stone were. Robert Stone hyped up Sexyy Red appearing on the show. The three of them ran through the advertised card. The pre show ended with two minutes left at the top of the hour…
Main Show Review
“Heartbreak Kid” Shawn Michaels made his entrance to start the show. HBK welcomed the crowd to Stand and Deliver. After hyping up the show, HBK introduced Sexyy Red, who made her entrance. Red hyped up her hometown crowd. HBK and Sexyy Red did the DX “Suck It” bit before sending the show to the intro video…